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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-20

about 3 O'Clock Tuesday aSteenooa ed Vas
instantly killed. Tie body being hosstbly men.
gled. On goins 70 the roof aplstol With ons
chamber empty and . large clot ct blood Was
found . shoet distance ffem the edgsc Il he
building. Mhethstct not Tie deceased cam
mitted suicide IL not known. One fhsnfy 10
that he was follcwedto the roof BY some one
aud killed, but the view b taken By the coeo-
ner that Il mas case Of suicide. rhe same
night the news Of Murdock's death reached
George Rickson, . waiter who had besn work
under Murdoch and who has been u far sev.
eral weeks. The bare details had scarcely
been related when Rickson, greatly excited,
arose from his couch and rushiug to an open
window, jumped out, falling four stories. He
was BADLY mareled and fatally injured.
Before the Nebraska legislature met Last
winter the Second judicial district comprised
the counties Of Lancaster, Otoe and Cass
The new -apportionment bill cut Lancaster
county out and constituted It the eleventh
district. Aprovlsion was then inserted in
the hill showing two Judges to the First,
Fourth, Ninth and Fifth districts. After.
wards Lancaster county was returned to Cas-
and Otoe, making the district as originally
apportioned under the old law, but . provie-
ion allowing two judges as It already had
been constituted was overruled by tho legis.
lature. This step legislated one Of the pres
ent Judges out Of existence. Therefore the
bill was declared unconstitutional by the
state auditor and he refused to issue warrants
for the judges salary. The case was argued
before the supreme court Saturday BY eight Of
the newly appointed judges, and the court
held substantially that the bill was constitu.
tional and the second district remained as It
existed Under the old a%pportionment law.
George Thayer OF Nebraska received the
following letter from Secretary Bayard, with
a large amount Of documentary evidence bear.
ing on The case: cat the instance Of the
Chevalier de Lavera, the minister of the Aus
tro-Hungarisn monarchy at the capital, l
have the honor to transmit to you herewith
for your information and consideration Ger
tain papers which are intended to show that
one Josef Heralakey, an Austrian subject who
is now serving q life sentence for murder, was
insane at the time the offensc was committed.
In transmitting the papers to the department
the Chevalfcr de Lavera commends tho case
to the consideration Of the competent au-
thorities, requesting you to do the favor to
inform the department Of your decision in
regard to the matter. An examination Of
the prison records show that the prisoner
was sentenced from Colfax county in 1881,
for murder in the second degree. At the time
of the deed he had been in this country but
six months, and he is twcnty-four years OF
age and a farmer by occupation.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-20

ments on this and the new Russian duties ON
metals, displays great Indignation. The
Cologne Gazette says this course constitutes
. crushing blow to German industry, and is
also a blow in the face to the previous Rus.
sian policy and the policy Of It's present ofic.
ial leaders. 1t shows that Katko6, not the
DcGiers party, commands the real power.
Such q measure can only have the object Of
affecting the political attitude Of the country
against which they are directed.
In the case Of Dillon against Police Inspect.
ors O'Brien and Davis, for assault and II.
legal seizure Of money and papers at Tough.
rea court, the queens bench has adtudeed
that the conduct OF the police was lawful. u
will be remembered that Dillon and other
member Of the league were closeted in q
room in the hotel at Loughrea, receiving and
receipting for moneys paid them as trustees.
BY tenants. under the plan Of campaign. The
police, without warning, broke into the room
and by force took from Dillon the 0 and
papers he had in his possession at the time.
Dillon at once had the inspectors, who were
responsible. arrested, the plaintiff taking the
ground that he was not Violating any Law,
and that the action Of the police was unwar.
ranted and illegal.
Queen Kapiolani and suite, with . numbe,
Of invited guests, Including senatora sher.
man and Evarts, paid VISIT 70 Mount Vernon
Friday on the United States steamer ias.
patch. which was gafly decorated With bunt.
ing. Al the navy yard the party WAS given q
royal salute Of twenty-one guns. At the yasda
the Galens, manned a. . dispatch, steamed
past her. The queen was greatly interested
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-20

morning as the II 30 train from the cas-.
pulled in, which led to the arrest of three
men. F. G. Knox and John G. Baggs started
together from Chicago, both drinking. They
were Joined at Galcsburg, Ill.,, by q man
named Rock, a stock drover, and a total
stranger to Knox and Bargs. Al Pacific
junction the stock man purchased a key of
book beer and mounte 1t in the front end Of
the smoking car. By the time the party ar
rived in Lincoln 1t was a drunken one, and
Just as the train stopped the stock drover &C.
cused Knox of robblng him, and pulled out
his knife with the intention Of having his
money or blood. The row ended in all being
arrested and jailed, Knox tobe tried upon the
charge of robbing Rock of $1,000.
A terrible tragedy took place Sunday morn.
ing near Spring Station. Kentucky, on the
farm Of Capt. James Blackburn, ex-eecretary
of state, and brother of Senator Joe Black
burn. Miss Henrietta Blackburn, accompa
MED by her cousin, Henrietta Hampstead, a
young lady Of nineteen years, went out TO
shoot at q mark with a small rifle. They
were Joined by Samuel Blackburn, a young
man of %, brother Of Miss Henrietta Black
burn. and a friendly contention was begun
as to who should sheet at the mark first. The
three engaged in a playful struggle for the
possession of the rife, and in this struggle
the weapon was discharged, the ball piercing
the heart of Miss Hampstead and killing her
instantly. The unfortunate young lady gave
q slight scream, dropped on the bluegrass,
and breathed her last before her Mortified
cousins realized the awful calamity that had
befallcn them.
Seth NJ. Murdoch, manager Of the Boston
oyster house at Chicago, fell from the roof Of
the building, corner of Clark and Madison
streets, in which his restaurant is situated,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
GREENSBORO FARMERS INSTI.
TUTE. y.>

The farmers of Guilford and ad-
joining counties will hold an "Insti-
tute in Benbow Hall, Friday and
Saturday, the Goth and 2lst insts.
Elaborate arrangements will be made
for an enjoyable and profitable .occa-
sion. Among the attractions will be
a small fruit and floral exhibition on
Saturday. The Morning NeaOs gives
the programme as follows
Farm Education" by Prof. JOS
Moore, of New Garden.
"Does the Farm Pay ?" by DR.. D.
D. R. Parker, of Trinity College.
''Stock Raising" by DR.. H. F.
Bahnson, of Salem.
agricultural College," by H. E.
Fries, of Salem
"Clover," by Col Tom Holt, of
Haw River
I"Shall We Diversity Our Crops 2"
by Col. L. L. Polk, of Raleigh.
"The Dairy" by DIR. D. w. G. Ben
bow, of Greensboro. ,
agricultural Chemistry and Home
Fertilizers by DR.. Dabney, State
Chemist.
"How Shall We Keep Our Boys on
the Farm ?" by Prof. G. P. Frazier, OF
Greensboro.
"The Orchard" by J. S. Ragsdale,
+ of Jamestown.
"Tobacco Culture" by j. l.. King,
of Greensboro.
Department Of Agriculture of
North Carolina" by John Robinson,
of Anson, State Commissioner
"Ensilage, and Its Effect on Stock, "
by Henry Wakefield, of Friendship.
especial Crops" by W. E. Benbow,
of Oak Ridge.
"Strawberries,'' by J. A. Young, of
Guilford. s3
Cherries" by j. Van Lindley, of
Pomona.
Commercial Fertilizers" by P. M.
Wilson.
Cooking" by
Short after-talks between the
speeches. J. VAN LINDLEY,
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
No. 12.

stance, where the college fund has
been absorbed by Dartmouth college,
there is movement to take portion
of the fund away from that institution
and set up an independent agricultural
college at central location, and estab-
lish in connection with it the expert
mental farm provided for by the Hatch
act. We are glad to see this move
ment, and especially glad that it is not
confined to any one state. Let the
agitation continue and increase until
we get the institutions designed by the
agricultural college act of 1862
When farmers have to fight to get
their rights in this matter, they will
appreciate the college more than ever,
and will fill them up with their boys
The experience in many states with
the college fund will lead farmers to
be on the alert to guard the Hatch
fund from being stolen or misapplied
in the same manner.
We should be very sorry to see any
quarrel over the experiment station
fund in any state, but if a firm stand
of the farmers in behalf Of their rights
in the matter is quarrelling, the more
we ''quarrer' the better There must
be no misapplication of this money.
The only hesitancy that President
Cleveland expressed in signing the
bill was the fear that the money might
be misapplied, as the agricultural col
lege fund has been in some states.
When he was impressed with the wide
spread interest in the act among the
practical and progressive farmers
throughout the country, he remarked
that he felt safe in approving the bill,
because he could trust to them to see
that it was properly enforced.-Faama
and FfTes71es sSss s'"a'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
SHALL WE WASH OUR Sheep

To determine just the shape in which
we shall sell any product we should
know the views and wishes of the deal
ers and the manufacturers. Sometimes
our own convenience may be consult
ed. For instance, there is some cheat
in our wheat-can we afford to take
less for it per bushel or be at the ex-
pense and pains of cleaning it per-
fectly? There may be burrs in our
feeces-can we better afford to sell it
as bury wool than to pick those burrs
out by hand? The question Of wash
ing has several sides to it besides the
condition of the wool. No careful
handler of pure blooded sheep would
for moment hesitate to answer no to
the question. No reasonable man
would consent to wash thinnish sheep
in cold spring water The washing of
sheep in muddy water cannot be re-
commended nor in cold spring water
on sanitary conditions There was
time when feeces sold higher if wash
ed. Growers of course tried to do as
required, especially when we'll paid to
do so. In one instance flock of sew
eral hundred were put through a pool
bottom. The results can be readily
imagined, The buyer stood by the
shearing table and saw that the shear
erG had to stop every two or three min
utes to whet their shears, on account
Of the sand in the wool. The buyer
knew no better, but be assured the
manufacturer was the loser. The
wants of the manufacturer are what
we need to know and consider. They
do not object to the shrinkage
in the wool if they can determine
just what per cent that amounts to.
The wool growers can ask nothing
.fairer, and where the grower sells
direct to the manufacturer nothing can
be easier, than to ascertain exactly this
shrinkage, if both parties are honest
and wish to be fair in the matter.
1t was once considered honest enough to
stuff feeces with anything that would
weigh, provided the trick was not de-
tected. But all tricks are mean and
dishonesty will not pay in the
long run. Men nowadays have to
look to their self respect in all transac-
tions.-Farna and Fsresade
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12

duty in making compost to improve
his hungry lands. I am almost
ready to threaten an article on that
subject exclusively, some time, even if
you consign it to the waste basket.
But I am depressing far from what I
sat down to say. [ wanted to say that
/ believe in literally feeding the soil
and rapid improvement. But many of
us poor farmers can't do as much as
we would like to do, for want Of
means. So I practice, to some extent,
what I consider a more economical
plan. [ take piece of thin land that
I wish to improve, turn it during the
winter Or early spring. In May, pre-
pare nice mellow seed-bed and seed
to peas, using little sprinkling Of
compost or small quantity of guano,
to give the pea vines vigorous growth.
When the pods begin to form, the
vines should be turned under Then
use little more compost or guano
when the wheat is seeded. By using
half the quantity of fertilizers on the
pea crop that I intend giving the wheat
crop, I find I get much better result
than when I use none on the pea crop,
but put the whole quantity in at the
time the wheat is seeded. This plan is
within the reach Of the poorest farmer,
and will pay handsomely.
OLD GUILFoRD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
MECKLENRURG MOVING.

The farmers Of Long Greek have
organized a farmers club, composed
largely of young members. Let the
old ones help them along, both with
advice and encouragement. If the
farmers don't take care of themselves
they will not be taken care of, and
these clubs are calculated to produce
a great deal of good.
The farmers of Sugar Greek and
adjoining country met at the residence
of Mr.. Hat Farrow, on Saturday, and
organized a farmers club. The OBJ
ject of the club will be to improve the
condition of the farmer, and promote
the cause of agriculture Only tenn
porary election of officers was held.
Will elect permanently at next meet
ing, which is to be held at Hickory
Grove on the second Saturday in May
at 2 o'clock. Among other speakers
invited to address the farmers, is Mr.
RI. B. Hunter, of the Observer, and
Mr.. S. B. Alexander, and we conf
IDENTIFY hope they will accept. Our
farmers are sadly in need of an organ
ization of this kind, and we hope to
see them turn out largely at next
meeting and hear some good speak
ing. N.
Charlotte, May 3, 1887
-Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
IREDELL COUNTY FARMERS.

The Iredell county A gricultural AS
sociation held it's regular meeting in
Statesville Monday, and was called to
order by the President. All the officers
were present save Mr. T. M. Mills, the
Secretary, who withdrew. N. w.
johnson was then elected Secretary.
Seven township associations enrolled,
and were represented by their dele
gates. Good reports were received
from each township association, show
ing that they were receiving new
members at every meeting and the or
ganization growing in favor with the
farmers. Several amendments to the
constitution were presented and re-
ferred to the committee, which will
come up at the next regular meeting.
The meeting lasted for several hours
and a great deal of interest was mani
tested. Several speeches were made
by leading members and considerable
business of Importance not here re-
ported was transacted that will greatly
strengthen and perfect the organiza-
ton.
Besides the regular routine business
Of the association, hereafter there will
be essays delivered upon progressive
farming.
The association adjourned to meet
again on the first Wednesday in Au-
gust, at the Court House in Statesville,
at IL o'clock a. -StateswNe Land
mark.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
FARMERS CONVENTION.

The leading farmers of Thomasville
Township, as far as heard from, highly
favor the coming together of the far.
mers of the county for the purpose of
learning hoao to fhrm. A more appro-
pirate name of such meeting would
be " Farmers Institute" We are al
ready satisfied THAT such a meeting
would meet the hearty approval and
cooperation of etery intelligent farmer
of the county. Two or three days
spent together ih comparing farm ex-
perience, aided by able lectures upon
the leading industries of the farm,
would wonderfully help the farmers.
DR.. Dabney, Con 1nmissioner Robinson,
Colonel Polk and other prominent
characters will, as we are already as
sured, come to our help. Let Us have
the Institute some time in August next.
What say the farmer clubs of the
county and our farming friends where
there are no clubs? Speak out at once
and let us get right down to hard work
to have the best thing for the farmer
ever held in the county. Remember
not a particle of politics in it. 1t is to
be "through and through" for the
tarm.-I. L. Wright in Davidson Dis
match
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
HOLSTEINS.

For the combined use of the dairy
man and general stock raiser the
Holsteins possess superior advantages
over any and all other breeds. With
the first, the most valuable considera-
ton is the. production of milk, for
which purpose they have been especial
ly bred, and acknowledged to exceed
all other breeds for centuries in their
native land, Holland. Their yield of
milk ranges from 10000 to $4,000
pounds per year, and has reached, in
the case Of Smith, Powell and Lambs
Clothilde, 26,026 pounds or an average
of II pounds per day! They mature
early, coming into milk when about
two years old, hold out evenly nearly
the entire year, and when properly fed,
give rich milk. They are very hardy,
requiring neither rich food or extra
care to obtain good results. To all
these valuable qualities is added, for
the general stock breeder, large size,
hardy, rapid growth, early maturity
and easy fattening for beef. The heif-
u . ot Ou0 yC0I O1UO1 WOiS1 OVO pOuuuo,
at two years 1900, and cows at matur-
ity 400 to l,700. During the milk
ing period it is difficult to keep Hol-
stein cattle in high flesh, but when dry
they take on flesh rapidly-hence are
the most desirable, as being large and
valuable for beef when done milking.
They have been thoroughly tested in
different parts of the United States
from Maine to California, and as far
South as Texas, and everywhere
proven successful. No other breed
has ever made such rapid progress in
favor of the practical American farmer
as the Holstein has done in the past
fifteen years and at the present rate
of increase in twenty five years more
they will out number any other i'm
proved breed in America. The quail
ity of Holstein beef is of the finest
kind, the fat better distributed through
the lean than most, any other breed,
and commands the highest prices paid
in the markets Breeders Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12

Farmers throughout the country are
demanding that the literary universe
ties which have gobbled the national
agricultural college fund must disgorge
and that it be used for establishing
purely agricultural and chemical col
leges. This honest and commendable
sentiment has received a fresh impulse
from the Hatch act, which gives $l5,-
900 annually to each. state and terrific
ry for an agricultural experiment sta
ton. In New Hampshire, for in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
FARMERS CLUB.

Mr. EDITOR Hickory Mountain
Farmers Club met in regular meeting
Saturday evening, 10th inst, Presi-
dent A. II. Perry in the chair. The
regular order of business was duly
observed. The constitution and by
laws laid down in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, unanimously adopted. We
number FL and expect to increase
rapidly. We heartily endorse E. w.
AS proposal that the farmers have
a county meeting at Pittsboro during
the summer, and we would suggest
that the meeting be held in July, and
we do hope that all the townships In
the good old county of Chatham will
form farmers clubs before that time.
We will meet at the Hickory Mountain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
[For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
DON'T STARVE YOUR LAND.

Some of your readers think the
article published in your columns
some weeks since. headed, "How to
Reclaim Worn Out Lands" rather ex-
travagant, and too much risk for gen
eral adoption. l don't think, however,
that there is any danger of founder.
ing our lands, or producing indiges-
ton, if we should double the men
toned in that article. The more money
we have deposited in the bank, the
more literally we may draw checks
upon it. Just here let me remark, that
if a farmer does not get above Is per
cent. on his money in the bank, he had
better draw out and loan it to his
fields in the shape of good plant food,
good farm machinery and sensible til
tage. The more food in the soil, the
more grain or grass you may ex-
pect to reap. It is the height of folly
to expect fifty bushels of wheat to
grow upon one Or two acres of land
that has nothing~but sand bed or i'm
poverished clay to feed the crop. We
might with the same propriety expect
horse to do good service all summer
with nothing but liberal feed of saw
dust. 1 once knew lady who lived
upon farm, and ordered chaff to be
stirred into water to make slop for
hogs. Many of our farmers feed their
crops upon food of about the same
strength as the chaff slops.
1t took three of that lady's hogs
TO make shadow or give respectable
grunt. just so with the starved farm.
-Four or five shocks wont make de-
cent bundle I never attempt to write
or talk about farming, but the subject
of making compost looms up and de-
mands attention; but l am going to,
with loud and long applause cheer it
down this time, and only say that your
columns Dear FARMER, ought to TEEN
with articles on manure-making, week
after week, until our farmer friends
are compelled to recognize the fact
that manure-making is the all-import-
ant crop upon the farm, and upon it
all other crops depend. I venture to
say that there is not farmer in North
Carolina who is halfway doing his
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
FARMERS MEETING.

The attendance at the meeting of the
Farmers Club Tuesday was not
numerous, but what was lacking in
quantity was in a measure made up in
quality.
President Car presided
Owing to absence of books the roll
and minutes were disbenced with,
Messrs. Geo Howard, Seth Speight,
Lam Lawrence, H. G. Bourne, and
DR.. A. B. Mobiles, were elected mem
bers. Mr.. D. W. Bullock was elected
an honorary member, and entertained
the club in. a diversified speech to
prove that farmers were neither fools
nor laggards. Col. Carr gave a lucid
and entertaining account of his trip to
the farmers of progressive tendencies
around Raleigh. DR.: Station was called
on and explained the method of making
perfect Ensilage Mr.. Jack Gotten
and Dr.. Mobiles discussed manuring,
broadcast versus drilling. DR.. Mobiles
spoke on deep plowing, which he advo-
Gated except just before planting cotton
DR.. Mobiles reported that he had made
two bales of cotton per acre in 1884.
Mr.. Grey Hargrove said he made $500
pounds seed cotton to the acre in 1866.
On motion of DR.. Bass, DIR. Mobiles
was appointed to read an essay on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is
Progressing.

PINEY GROVE CLUB NO. l, WAKE COUNTY.
This club numbers twenty mem bers
and is in fine spirit. 1t meets the Sec
ond Saturday in every month, and
would be pleased to have members
from other clubs visit it. At our next
meeting we will discuss the question,
Which is the Best Method of Making
and Using Home Made Manure. t
President B. T. Honeycutt Vice
President, James Honeycutt; William
NOVEL;, Secretary; William Medlin,
Treasurer; Executive Committee: L..
Honeycutt, Hackney NOVEL;, Wiley
Hood, W. H. Bunch, P. NOVEL;.
We hope to run our list up to fifty
or sixty members before the fall. We,
like all farmers, feel the pressure Of
hard times, but we want to make up a
good list of subscribers for your paper,
for we feel that all farmers clubs
should take it. MEMBER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12
RALEIGH, N. c., MAY IL, 1887.

school house Saturday at o'clock,
the 3oth Of April. The subject for
discussion is, "How can we as farmers
best improve our land and our crops 2"
j. D. DoRsErr, Sec'y.
April 25, 1887.
.--,-.-..- THE Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-12

manuring Mr.. Barlow moved that
Mr.. Hargrove discuss the best manner
of raising manure.
Meeting adjourned to meet the first
Tuesday in July.-Southermer.